---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning captive insurance."
description: "Concerning captive insurance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5315"
citation: "Washington SB 5315 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3209889-36b7-4c93-be01-fefe3df8b534"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5315&year=2021"
source_hash: "cc8feb28f9889a17fd7ae0318bc349b71a0be471883e54521fc6de3c6489089a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5315 (2021-2022) — Concerning captive insurance.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** BFST - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 281, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/12/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-29T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-31T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3209889-36b7-4c93-be01-fefe3df8b534`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).